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Re: Continuous birth control and bleeding
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri Feb 27 08:35:25 2004
Yes, it does take a while to get in your system. I think the first 3
months
is the "waiting time" for any new pill. I always bled too...Lo-Ovaral
kicked right in for me --I guess I got "lucky"
At Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Marla wrote:
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>I was on Tri-cyclen, or the generic Mononessa. Whe I started bleeding
>they gave me a vaginal insert of estrogen to supplement, which didn't
>work at all. At the end of January I switched to Low-Ogestrel, and I'm
>still bleeding. I just called my doctors office to see if they could
>put me on something else, and they said they like to wait 3 months for
>your body to adjust. It's line having a period for 4 months!! It's so
>annoying!! The other day I had cramps so bad I left work and went to bed
>at 5 p.m. What a life!!
>
>At Fri, 27 Feb 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>Marla-
>>no--you definitely shouldn't be bleeding...what are you on? I have been
>>told the "best pill" on the market for endo is Lo-Ovral OR the generic
>>called Low-Ogestrel. I have been on it for a while--the ONLY pill that
>>has ever worked for me after 5 years of trial & error....
>>Kelly:)
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>>At Sun, 22 Feb 2004, pretty_492 wrote:
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>>>NO, you should not be mensturating!! Yes, you have to keep trying until
>>>you find one that works, has your doctor tried doubling your dosage for
>>>a few weeks? Or a an attack of Ibuprofen?
>>>Tomica
>>>ps i've been doing this for two years, if you need any advice, or more
>>>detailed suggestions to talk to your doc with feel free to email
>>>tomica_492@hotmail.com
>>>
>>>At Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Marla wrote:
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>>>>I've been on the pill continuously (not taking the sugar pills) since
>>>>October, and have been bleeding since mid-November. It was pretty heavy
>>>>for a while, and has tapered off a bit. I've tried two different pills
>>>>so far and I'm still bleeding. Is this normal when on continuous birth
>>>>control? Do I have to keep trying different pills until I find something
>>>>that works?
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